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Several years ago, I had one patient with asthma that is triggered by the smell of lobster. Now there is such thing as hot-dog-triggered asthma.
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Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol. 1997 Jan;78(1):35-6.
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Hot dog vapor-induced status asthmaticus.
Polasani R, Melgar L, Reisman RE, Ballow M.
Department of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Buffalo, State University of New York at Buffalo, School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, USA.
BACKGROUND: Asthma induced by the inhalation of food vapors is unusual and indicative of extreme allergy. Identification of the specific cause and subsequent avoidance is essential. METHODS: We report a patient with asthma who had status asthmaticus following inhalation of boiling hot dog vapors. Prick skin tests were performed to various ingredients of the offending hot dog including chicken, pork, potato, and the aeroallergens. RESULTS: Prick skin tests reacted strongly to chicken and mildly to pork and potato. There was no reaction to aeroallergens. Our patient has not had any acute asthma after avoiding eating and exposure to chicken and hot dog vapors. CONCLUSIONS: Exquisite allergy to chicken was responsible for acute asthma.
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